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F. H. BURGON.

HEATING STOVE. APPLICATION FILED 050.24.1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlGFi.

FREDERICK H. BURGON, OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND.

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tion of fuel and heat to remain stored in the stove for a considerableperiod after the fire has become low or is extinguished.

The invention consists in the improved heating stove of the kindreferred to provided with a heat storage dome or the like adapted toabsorb and store heat from the hot gasses passing therethrough andafterwards to radiate the stored heat.

In order that the nature of the invention may be clearly understood asuitable construction of the improved stove which has given good resultswill now be described with the aid of the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of a heating stove constructed inaccordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of Fig.1, Fig. 3. is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 1, on the line wm, Fig. 4Cis a front elevation, half in section, of a modified form of heatingstove, and Fig. 5 is a side sectional view of Fig. 4:, Fig. 6 is a sidesectional elevation of stove showing baffle with by-pass and Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the baffle showing the by-pass.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form, the metalbody A of the stove is of a more or less cylindrical form and issupported upon feet L. Alternatively the stove may be supported by anyother desired form of stand and is pro vided with a curved door orshutter J adapted to entirely close when desired, the fire chamberopening in order to reduce the consumption of fuel and to prevent thepas sage of cold air over the fire. When the maximum radiation isdesired the door J can be fully opened, or it can be left in anyintermediate position between the fully open and the closed positions.

, In the preferred construction the shutter J is capable of openingeither downward, upward or sidewise or partly in one direc-Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

Applidation filed December 24, 1919. Serial No. 347,159.

tion and partly in another and may be made as a single shutter or amultiple shutter the parts acting separately or simultaneously, tocontrol the combustion of fuel and the supply of cold air over the topof the fire and serving also as a safety device.

As shown in Fig. 2 the fire chamber F within the metal body A is given apartly curved form and is lined at the back and side with fire-bricks Msupported upon a frame I which also carries the fire grate G and thefrontlip H adjacent to the door J, while beneath the grate G aconvenient arrangement is provided to accommodate an ash pan K.

The upper part of the metal body A. is provided with a flange upon whichis mounted the heat storage dome B made of fire brick or of any othersuitable material capable of retaining heat.

The dome or upper section B may be in one piece or block or it may be insections, and may be reinforced in any desired manner, and may be plainglazed and may be of any desired shape for artistic effect.

In the heat storage dome B a passage D is formed for the products ofcombustion connecting the fire chamber F with the chimney through anoutlet E. The passage D having preferably a more or less oval orelliptical cross-sectional form, is made by providing a hollow recess inthe heat storage dome or block B commencing at the base of the latterimmediately over the fire chamber F and passing upward to, or ratherabove the center of the block where a baffle C is secured by means of anenlargement C in such a manner as to provide the recess into twopassages as clearly shown in Fig. 3 thus compelling the hot products topass up to the top of the hollow recess over the baflie C and down againto the outlet F and thence to the chimney (not shown).

By the above arrangement the fire-proof dome B is heated bythe productsof combustion from which it absorbs part of the heat and gives it outagain in the form of radiant heat.

In the preferred form the baffle C may be made removable for cleaningpurposes and is provided with an aperture C which acts as a bypass andmore than one bai'lle may be employed if found desirable.

At each side of the stove a handle Z (Fig. 1) may conveniently besecured by any suitable means and may b formed integral with a bracket 0for fire-irons P as shown in Fig. 1. Also an air regulator Q may bearranged to regulate the admission of air beneath the grate G as shownin Figs. 1 and 2. 7

Various modifications may be made, as will be evident in the details ofthe construction of the improved heating stove without exceeding thescope of the invention.

I claim 1. Ar heating stove including'a lower seeti'on having a firechamber and an upper heat absorbing and radiating refractory section;having, a vertical recess communicating at its lower end with the firechamber and extending to a point adjacent the top of the upper section,said upper section also having a horizontal outletleading into a side ofthe vertical recess and communicating with the vertical recess betweenthe ends of the latter, and a vertical battle in the vertical recessvextending, across the horizontal passage and adjacent to and below thetop of the vertical recess and having its lower end secured to said sideof the vertical recess into which the outlet leads.

2. A- he'ating stove including a lower sectionhaving a fire chamber andan upper section having a vertical recess comn'iunicat ing at its lowerend with the fire chamber and extending to a point adjacent the top ofthe upper section, said upper section also having a horizontal outletleading into one side of the vertical recess and communicating with thelatter between its ends, the lower end of the vertical recess flaringdownwardly toward the fire chamber and a verticle bathe in the verticalrecess having its lower end disposed at an angle and secured to saidside of the vertical recess into which the outlet leads and at a pointadjacent the top of the flare of the lower end of the vertical recess,the upper portion of the bafile being arranged midway between the sidesof the vertical recess and terminating at its upper end below the top ofthe vertical recess and extending across the horizontal outlet, theupper section being formed of relatively thick and solid refraetory heatabsorbing and radiating material. In witness whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of two witnesses.

FRED. H. BURGON. Witnesses:

WINIFRED OLGA HARTLEY, MARY MULCAI-IY.

